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re: Co-ed vs. Boys/Girls Only Schools Discussion
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:19 am to slappy dappy doo
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:19 am to slappy dappy doo
Hormones are a helluva thing. It was nice going to an all boys school and just focusing on learning instead of wondering how I looked or trying to impress girls. Also less teen pregnancies at coed schools.
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Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:20 am to slappy dappy doo
I went to Catholic High.. I loved every second of it. No crazy female BS during the day... Still have a big group of friends from there, 16 years later.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:25 am to slappy dappy doo
Having done the all guy Catholic school thing in New Orleans, I think you can challenge guys more than girls and be stricter them in an all guy environment.
Some of ways teachers disciplined students are probably banned nowadays esp in a coed environment.
Some of ways teachers disciplined students are probably banned nowadays esp in a coed environment.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:27 am to baldona
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If you didn't have to deal with standing up in the middle of class with a boner
Always getting called to the board when that shite happened.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:29 am to slappy dappy doo
Went to an all boys school from 10-12. For me, it took the pressure off in class. Didn’t have to worry about impressing girls or looking stupid in class. I think it’s a good thing for certain kids.
That said, it made the first month of college something else.
That said, it made the first month of college something else.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:29 am to TROLA
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It’s not about masculinity. Boys in general are better students in grades and behavior when they are separated..
Sure, but there's a hell of a lot more non masculine men now. I knew multiple gay guys in HS and only one or two were out, now how many are there that its more okay? I don't have an issue with hit. But my point is those guys were not ones to like being "challenged" whether we are talking physically or scholastically.
Are they going to an all boys college and university? That's the other point i've never understood. If they aren't co-ed for 6 years prior to college, I'm not sure college when they need to be concentrating the most is the best time to be forced to learn?
ETA: FWIW I see the benefits. But there are also negatives, and I'm not sure the benefits outweight the negatives
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 11:31 am
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:32 am to slappy dappy doo
I went to an all boys and actually ended up more social than if I'd been at a co-ed. I had to expand my friend network to area co-ed schools just to meet girls. As a result, I grew up with good friends at Country Day, Newman, St. Martin's. St. Martin's 1980s cheerleaders were fire.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:34 am to slappy dappy doo
one advantage of going to an all guys school is not having to care if you looked like shite in the morning.
I'll say though that when Katrina hit and I went to co-ed schools I was way happier...not even just cause flirting...idk just think it's unnatural and kinda depressing to keep guys and girls seperated
I'll say though that when Katrina hit and I went to co-ed schools I was way happier...not even just cause flirting...idk just think it's unnatural and kinda depressing to keep guys and girls seperated
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:42 am to slappy dappy doo
There are definitely pros and cons to both, but anecdotally as someone who did not go to a coed school, I saw my peers who did go to coed schools turn out more well adjusted than my counterparts.
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 11:42 am
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:47 am to slappy dappy doo
Where we live it’s coed from pre-k3 to 6th, then they split to boys only and girls only from 7th-12th. The girls are cheerleaders for the boys football and and they do band, tennis, swimming, and maybe some other activities together…but they are completely different schools.
I think my son hates some parts of it with a burning passion, but I’m guessing they manage to have fun through it all. He doesn’t understand why it be like it do (very strict), but it do.
My wife and I just look and smile…I mean, that’s what we pay for. You can hate it and it sucks…but did anyone expect it to be different?
I think my son hates some parts of it with a burning passion, but I’m guessing they manage to have fun through it all. He doesn’t understand why it be like it do (very strict), but it do.
My wife and I just look and smile…I mean, that’s what we pay for. You can hate it and it sucks…but did anyone expect it to be different?
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 11:49 am
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:51 am to vistajay
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I went to an all boys and actually ended up more social than if I'd been at a co-ed. I had to expand my friend network to area co-ed schools just to meet girls. As a result, I grew up with good friends at Country Day, Newman, St. Martin's. St. Martin's 1980s cheerleaders were fire.
What if you weren’t social though? The bottom 25-50% of kids socially would potentially never talk to the opposite sex as they don’t do activities that involve them.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 11:59 am to dcrews
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Always getting called to the board when that shite happened
The ole subtle tuck/adjust into the waistband move was definitely perfected inside of 2-3 weeks. Then it just became natural & a non-factor.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 12:00 pm to baldona
quote:that’s going to happen no matter what kind of school the kid goes to
What if you weren’t social though? The bottom 25-50% of kids socially would potentially never talk to the opposite sex as they don’t do activities that involve them.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 12:17 pm to GreenRockTiger
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that’s going to happen no matter what kind of school the kid goes to
Not sure if serious?
A quiet boy that's insecure and does something like academic team, will literally never see girls M-F at an all boys school.
That same boy at a co-ed school will see them and interact all day long.
I 100% agree that for certain people single sex schools are better. But there's also tons of kids that need to be forced into being social to grow.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 12:25 pm to slappy dappy doo
Freshmen are always in a big hurry to make up for whatever they couldn't get before going to college.
Was definitely true of gals from dick-free schools.
Was definitely true of gals from dick-free schools.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 12:26 pm to baldona
quote:I traveled a lot for sports, so I rarely interacted with girls in a social setting. It's not gonna hamstring the kid for life. He'll just be slightly behind the curve when he gets to college. High school kids are prolly better off not dating anyway. Most teenage relationships just lead to heartbreak.
What if you weren’t social though? The bottom 25-50% of kids socially would potentially never talk to the opposite sex as they don’t do activities that involve them.
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 12:27 pm
Posted on 1/23/24 at 12:33 pm to baldona
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But there's also tons of kids that need to be forced into being social to grow.
Kids grow at different rates; physically, academically and socially. You are assuming that a shy boy at an all boys school is hampered for life socially. That's just not true. He'll meet more girls after high school and learn how to speak to them, ask them out, etc... Some of the best husbands and fathers I've encountered were socially awkward in HS, and some of the worst were the most social. Y'all are also forgetting that for every all boy school student there is a all girl student at a nearby school (at least in NOLA) with the same predicament. They'll be just fine.
This post was edited on 1/23/24 at 12:34 pm
Posted on 1/23/24 at 12:35 pm to slappy dappy doo
Great to separate because it takes all the transgender bullshite out of the equation.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 12:46 pm to slappy dappy doo
I went to an all male high school, 90% male college and work in an industry that seems like its 80% male. Honestly, I don't feel like I've missed anything except for a bunch of drama.
My wife went to our sister school. We both agree, that had we known each other in high school or college we never would have gotten married.
My wife went to our sister school. We both agree, that had we known each other in high school or college we never would have gotten married.
Posted on 1/23/24 at 3:06 pm to CocomoLSU
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I do wish sometimes that I had gone elsewhere and went to a co-ed school. Just feels like it would've been a better time.
From my experience it would have been hard not to have had a better time.
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